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he goes on to write, obama care will raise the company's health insurance costs by 2%. as employees, you will receive no additional direct benefit other than you will have to pay for it. lax also warns that any additional tax increase discussed by the administration would come out of the employee pay. it is always important to remember the more the government takes the less there will be available to spread around to the working people of this company. now here's the the kicker in all of this. lax enterprises makes automobile parts and business is pretty good. in fact, the letter also notified employees of their sixth bonus in almost three years. what happened about three years ago? wasn't there something going on with the automobile industry like a loan put out? but the company tries to claim their auto-related business did not benefit from the obama administration's auto loan. he writes, we survived because our business model and the money we have in the bank to survive these downturns, it would not have provided lax with any direct dollars. really? but who does lax e
he goes on to write, obama care will raise the company's health insurance costs by 2%. as employees, you will receive no additional direct benefit other than you will have to pay for it. lax also warns that any additional tax increase discussed by the administration would come out of the employee pay. it is always important to remember the more the government takes the less there will be available to spread around to the working people of this company. now here's the the kicker in all of this....
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obama care's repeal has been front and center. this didn't provide the republican party it prepared the party. we're prepared to take on the party. with her endorsement and rick santorum met with romney the other day, we're seeing candidates that were once competitors are realizing it's time to get on the same team. >> i'll give you, that's what primary process, but still wonder in part, because part of it i want to be able to say this is what this candidate, president obama or governor romney really believes. just yesterday on "face the nation," maybe "face the nation" doubting there was truth in polling. let's take a look at that. >> the polls suggest when you look at who cares about our problems, things of that nature, it seems to be mr. obama, president obama. >> again, that's another myth of the campaign trail. >> you're talking about poll results and saying poll results. >> so are poll results myths? is it rust just truthiness? that's quite a statement. >> i don't think polls are myths. that said, publishers lie all the time
obama care's repeal has been front and center. this didn't provide the republican party it prepared the party. we're prepared to take on the party. with her endorsement and rick santorum met with romney the other day, we're seeing candidates that were once competitors are realizing it's time to get on the same team. >> i'll give you, that's what primary process, but still wonder in part, because part of it i want to be able to say this is what this candidate, president obama or governor...
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romney says he will repeal obama care and replace it. although, he just does not deliver any of those details. he lied about medicare. he says had his plan would impact those over 55, but that's a lie. repealing obama care will immediately cost those on medicare more for prescription drugs. for those under 55 years of age, he's going to give you a voucher and let you negotiate with insurance companies. ever negotiate with an insurance company? can you imagine negotiating when you're 85 years old and need a hip replacement? he lied about deregulating the bank industry. he lied when he said that we would become energy independent through more drilling? he lied when he said half of the green energy companies had gone bankrupt. he lied saying president obama's plan would kill 700,000 jobs. americans, we get the government we deserve. it's been six days since mitt romney stood on that stage with president obama and lied for 90 minutes. and currently, polling shows more americans believe him. here's the famous sound byte for you again. >> ther
romney says he will repeal obama care and replace it. although, he just does not deliver any of those details. he lied about medicare. he says had his plan would impact those over 55, but that's a lie. repealing obama care will immediately cost those on medicare more for prescription drugs. for those under 55 years of age, he's going to give you a voucher and let you negotiate with insurance companies. ever negotiate with an insurance company? can you imagine negotiating when you're 85 years...
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he thinks "the lorax" is a conspiracy by president obama's hollywood friends? hold on a minute. it's based on a dr. seuss book written 41 years ago. it's been a bestselling book for kids ever since. making a "lorax" movie is a smart bet by our parent company nbc universal. people on the fox news channel should love this business decision. it's not the first strange crusade they waged against children's movies. recently a tirade against "the muppet movie" what's the deal with the guys at fox? maybe the kids' movies are more realistic than the cartoon characters in front of the cameras at fox. >>> republicans said dead people were voting in south carolina. did you know that? turns out the only dead thing is the bogus story from the republicans. stay tuned. an investigation next. [ male announcer ] what makes you trust a company? wait -- scratch that -- what makes you trust a car insurance company? a talking animal? a talking character? a talking animal character? how fancy their commercials are, maybe? or how many there are? well what about when a company's customers do the talkin
he thinks "the lorax" is a conspiracy by president obama's hollywood friends? hold on a minute. it's based on a dr. seuss book written 41 years ago. it's been a bestselling book for kids ever since. making a "lorax" movie is a smart bet by our parent company nbc universal. people on the fox news channel should love this business decision. it's not the first strange crusade they waged against children's movies. recently a tirade against "the muppet movie" what's the...
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so will president obama's health care law stand up to the test? will parts of it stand up to the test? we'll work through it with our "morning joe" crew, including dr. howard dean. that's coming up. >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to rejoice at the news of an anchorman sequel on the way. ron burgundy delivers the news via flute solo when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ oh. let's go. from the crack, off the backboard. [ laughs ] dad! [ laughs ] whoo! oh! you're up! oh! oh! so close! now where were we? ok, this one's good for two. score! [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're gr-r-eat! >>> we told you at the top of the show the supreme court arguments over the constitutionality of the affordable care act wrapped up yesterday. mitt romney is getting some unwanted, perhaps, credit from the right and the left for being the architect of the individual health care mandate. massachusetts is the only state now with such a mandate in place. and the significant nu
so will president obama's health care law stand up to the test? will parts of it stand up to the test? we'll work through it with our "morning joe" crew, including dr. howard dean. that's coming up. >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to rejoice at the news of an anchorman sequel on the way. ron burgundy delivers the news via flute solo when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ oh. let's go. from the crack, off the backboard. [...
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you have to look at it in the context of obama care. it wasn't just the states are going to create exchanges. we now have unfortunately this individual mandate that is going to tax tens of thousands, millions of middle class americans when they don't want to be taxed. there was a medicaid increase requirement that was declared unconstitutional. i think if we have the idea of exchanges put out there independent of this, republican governors, as some do now, would have embraced it, and given the context, and by the way, given the fact that the states have a laboratory of democracy, we shouldn't have a one size fits all. we should allow states to experiment and try different things as we did in new york. i think exchanges are a wonderful idea. one other point, forgive me for talking. >> that's all right. >> since president obama has taken office, we have seen the number of employees covered by employer provided health care decline by over8 million. part of it is the loss of jobs, part of it is the employer saying given the new system and t
you have to look at it in the context of obama care. it wasn't just the states are going to create exchanges. we now have unfortunately this individual mandate that is going to tax tens of thousands, millions of middle class americans when they don't want to be taxed. there was a medicaid increase requirement that was declared unconstitutional. i think if we have the idea of exchanges put out there independent of this, republican governors, as some do now, would have embraced it, and given the...
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the moment president obama signed his signature, health care reform law, this day was inevitable. now it's time for the supreme court to scrutinize the most sweeping legislation in a nation. citizens have been waiting outside the high court for days. many are hoping to catch a glimpse of an extraordinary three days of arguments destined to make history. >> for this mother, the fight is personal. >> it's related to religious freedoms and religious rights in america. >> at the core of this case, can congress force every american to pay for health care? 26 states are qa'inging the law, including georgia. >> we look forward to the supreme court holding the act unconstitutional. >> by the end of this decade, we're going to be glad the republicans called it obama care. >> reporter: it's safe to say the boundaries of government power. >> nbc, in washington, thank you. >>> the one-month anniversary of trayvon martin. thousands are expected after a weekend of rallies and prayers. >> we come tonight praying for peace. >> reporter: a show of unity in sanford, florida. >> it's about pulling o
the moment president obama signed his signature, health care reform law, this day was inevitable. now it's time for the supreme court to scrutinize the most sweeping legislation in a nation. citizens have been waiting outside the high court for days. many are hoping to catch a glimpse of an extraordinary three days of arguments destined to make history. >> for this mother, the fight is personal. >> it's related to religious freedoms and religious rights in america. >> at the...
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the obama campaign strategy. how can the campaigns do a better job, in your view? >> certainly the romney campaign is going back to its argument that top-end tax cuts will help business owners, specifically. but if you look at the engagement that's happening on president obama's campaign, it's very fascinating. it's been focused at the neighborhood level, probably at an unusually early part of the cycle, they started doing the field operations. they're also organizing online, through a digital dashboard. so that these constituents can organize themselves. and that's probably the most interesting thing about this election cycle. you're seeing a new generation of candidates from within the community starting to challenge the debate in the country. you're starting to see activists who are actually forcing changes that wouldn't otherwise happen. and it's that organization at the ground that's going to make the biggest difference. and frankly, candidates across the board would be intelligent to be engaging in that con
the obama campaign strategy. how can the campaigns do a better job, in your view? >> certainly the romney campaign is going back to its argument that top-end tax cuts will help business owners, specifically. but if you look at the engagement that's happening on president obama's campaign, it's very fascinating. it's been focused at the neighborhood level, probably at an unusually early part of the cycle, they started doing the field operations. they're also organizing online, through a...
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care is a mistake. >> if you repeal obama care, and i have become fond of this term, obama care, if you repeal it, those seniors are going to pay more for prescriptions. >> reporter: the exchange over health care and jobs. >> i don't know how the president could come into office facing 23 million people out of work, economic crisis at the kitchen table and fight for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. >> we did work on this alongside working on jobs. this is part of making sure middle class families are secure. >> romney challenging his record as both wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. it had impact online. on twitter, the most tweeted event in u.s. political history. lynne? >> thanks so much. what did everyone think about how the candidates did? post debate polls believe mitt romney did better than president obama. a cnn orc poll shows 67% of registered voters chose mr. romney as the winner. 25% picked mr. obama. uncommitted voters 46% identified romney as the winner, 22% barack obama. they brought up countless statistics and figures
care is a mistake. >> if you repeal obama care, and i have become fond of this term, obama care, if you repeal it, those seniors are going to pay more for prescriptions. >> reporter: the exchange over health care and jobs. >> i don't know how the president could come into office facing 23 million people out of work, economic crisis at the kitchen table and fight for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. >> we did work on this alongside working...
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is repealing obama care. it has no free market incentives and it will limit access. as you are discussing, it will put more people off of insurance. obama care passed yet we are talking about now we will have less people insured. that seems to be the exact opposite of the direction we wanted to go. less access and healing care will be more expensive and 83% of doctors considered getting out of the profession. when the baby boomers need it, doctors are considering getting out of the profession. that can lead to one thing. rationing. higher costs and rationing and less care. that's what obama care will get us. everywhere where the free market access is. high are quality and better cost and higher quality and more access to care. these are things like liposuction and cosmetic surgery and certain dental procedures. those have all gone down. those are on the free market. they are not mandated for care. you would have lower cost, better quality and more choices than you would with obama care. >> clearly part of the
is repealing obama care. it has no free market incentives and it will limit access. as you are discussing, it will put more people off of insurance. obama care passed yet we are talking about now we will have less people insured. that seems to be the exact opposite of the direction we wanted to go. less access and healing care will be more expensive and 83% of doctors considered getting out of the profession. when the baby boomers need it, doctors are considering getting out of the profession....
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obama used his health care law to declare war on religion. forcing institutions to go against their fate. >> in 1979, a son of poland, poke words that would bring down an empire. >> when religious freedom is threatened, who do you want to stand with? >> one issue not going away is the controversial political add. the spot released earlier this weak links mitt romney to a woman's cancer related death. the man in the add explains that after bain capital shut down his employer, and then his wife died from cancer. it turns out his wife died in 2006, years after the steel plant was shut down, and that his wife had her own employee sponsors health insurance for a year after he was laid off, and there is questions if mitt romney was even in charge when the plant closed. last night the co-founder said he absolutely today by the ad and it's timeline. >> the point of this ad, is that, to tell the story of one guy and the impact on his life that halved four years and to this day as a result of decisions that mitt romney made. we're saying he was fired f
obama used his health care law to declare war on religion. forcing institutions to go against their fate. >> in 1979, a son of poland, poke words that would bring down an empire. >> when religious freedom is threatened, who do you want to stand with? >> one issue not going away is the controversial political add. the spot released earlier this weak links mitt romney to a woman's cancer related death. the man in the add explains that after bain capital shut down his employer,...
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romney care really formed the basis of the obama care proposal. and, of course, now he's trying to run away from it. but, no. they have never proposed. i'm also on the energy and commerce committee where we've had hours and hours of repeal debates on certain parts and all of the law. they have never once proposed any kind of alternative. but, you know, romney had an alternative. it worked in massachusetts and it is the basis for this obama care right now. >> well, i think that the facts speak for themselves. congresswoman schakowsky, governor rendell, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, mitt romney's bermuda triangle. the spooky mystery of those offshore accounts. now some republicans are getting scared. >>> and a federal judge continued a restraining order against today -- against the audit of closing mississippi's only abortion clinic. it's a defining moment. we have an exclusive interview with that clinic's owner coming up. every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a
romney care really formed the basis of the obama care proposal. and, of course, now he's trying to run away from it. but, no. they have never proposed. i'm also on the energy and commerce committee where we've had hours and hours of repeal debates on certain parts and all of the law. they have never once proposed any kind of alternative. but, you know, romney had an alternative. it worked in massachusetts and it is the basis for this obama care right now. >> well, i think that the facts...
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help us defeat obama care. help us defeat the liberal agenda that makes government too big, too intrusive and is killing jobs across this great country. thank you so much. >> former governor mitt romney there talking and delivering his remarks to his reaction of the supreme court ruling saying he agrees with the dissenting opinions that voted in favor and ruled that the affordable care act is constitutional and the mandate will stand. ed, your reaction to this? >> well, i think mitt romney needs to walk down the street to the congressional budget office and get his facts straight. this is not going to blow up the deficit. this is not going to be a greater expense to america's budget. this is going to bringç down costs. that's exactly what the congressional budget office, the nonpartisan investigative arm of the congress for budgeting has stated time and time again. this is why the mandate being upheld was so important because if they didn't do that they wouldn't be able to sre the bill. they scored the bill t
help us defeat obama care. help us defeat the liberal agenda that makes government too big, too intrusive and is killing jobs across this great country. thank you so much. >> former governor mitt romney there talking and delivering his remarks to his reaction of the supreme court ruling saying he agrees with the dissenting opinions that voted in favor and ruled that the affordable care act is constitutional and the mandate will stand. ed, your reaction to this? >> well, i think mitt...
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. >> is president obama good for the down ballot? >> i mean, the economy, 32 months. private sector job growth a lot of americans are going to get the benefits of health care. the country, where we were and where we are now is he good material? >> ed, i think the democrats would like to think so, but i don't think so. i think these two candidates, romney and obama, have been fighting a war of attrition that's about them and about their view of the counted. i think a lot of people are going to split their ballots. they're not going to vote straight party. people don't do that anymore. that shows more gridlock in washington. whoever is electinged president will have a hard time solving. >> how did the steelers do today?
. >> is president obama good for the down ballot? >> i mean, the economy, 32 months. private sector job growth a lot of americans are going to get the benefits of health care. the country, where we were and where we are now is he good material? >> ed, i think the democrats would like to think so, but i don't think so. i think these two candidates, romney and obama, have been fighting a war of attrition that's about them and about their view of the counted. i think a lot of...
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obama care. >> obama care didn't help create jobs. >> obama care is getting in the way of their willingness to hire more people. >> what we believe is that obama care has been a job killer. >> now, i play that to you because a new report out today from the nonpartisan urban institute throws water on that claim. it says and i'm quoting, massachusetts achieved its goal of near universal health insurance coverage under its 2006 health reform initiative with no indication -- no indication of negative job consequences relative to other states. the evidence from massachusetts would suggest that a national health reform plan does not imply job loss and stymied economic growth. so again, all of this job killer rhetoric appears to be just that. rhetoric. >> it's all designed, al, to scare people. to scare people to vote against the president of the united states. he has done a real service by standing up and facing all kinds of untruths and everything. and he's pushed forward with his health care plan. and the republicans recognize they have to destroy it some way otherwise the american people are g
obama care. >> obama care didn't help create jobs. >> obama care is getting in the way of their willingness to hire more people. >> what we believe is that obama care has been a job killer. >> now, i play that to you because a new report out today from the nonpartisan urban institute throws water on that claim. it says and i'm quoting, massachusetts achieved its goal of near universal health insurance coverage under its 2006 health reform initiative with no indication --...
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what do we do obama care does not do. we put you in charge of your health care, not the employer and not the government. we allow that patient/doctor relationship to stay in place and allow you to take it with you if you change jobs or move from state to state. >> how is it paid. >> we pay for it through lower premiums because we have tore reform, medical malpractice reform. >> how is it paid, though? >> you got lower -- one of the difficulties that we have with health care and i think you may agree with this is nobody knows what it costs. when you go into the doctor's office and you ask -- for a particular service, you don't care what it costs because someone else is paying for it. once you fix that and once you and i both know what we are paying, then our own decisions as individuals will help drive down the cost for everybody. that's the basis of the republican plan for the last several years it ishat we continue to offer. it is altogether an hr 3000. you can see the list of all of the ideas. what you won't see us do i
what do we do obama care does not do. we put you in charge of your health care, not the employer and not the government. we allow that patient/doctor relationship to stay in place and allow you to take it with you if you change jobs or move from state to state. >> how is it paid. >> we pay for it through lower premiums because we have tore reform, medical malpractice reform. >> how is it paid, though? >> you got lower -- one of the difficulties that we have with health...
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care or replace obama care. i intend to do both. >> then the possibility of the mandate struck down and the rest of the law is upheld. it looks more and more like a legislative nightmare. how do you cover the cost of treating people who don't have insurance if younger people are allowed to dropout of the system, the president is arguing the public is too tired to relitigate these battles. >> we're don't need to refight the battle we just had over health care reform. >> for the president wins this legal fight, is it the pivot that sells the law to the public for the first time? if it is struck down, how does the president joke about it at the white house dinner in april? >> in my first time we passed health care reform. in my second term, i guess i will pass it again. >> anyway, it's anybody's guess. careful of the predictions. the political nightmare for everybody involved is 5-4. nobody will feel like they got a fair hearing on that. more than 700 top fund-raisers for mitt romney gathered in park city, utah. tw
care or replace obama care. i intend to do both. >> then the possibility of the mandate struck down and the rest of the law is upheld. it looks more and more like a legislative nightmare. how do you cover the cost of treating people who don't have insurance if younger people are allowed to dropout of the system, the president is arguing the public is too tired to relitigate these battles. >> we're don't need to refight the battle we just had over health care reform. >> for the...
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the reason we have obama care, the reason we have obama care, is because the senator you supported over pat toomey in pennsylvania, arlen specter, the pro choice senator of pennsylvania that you supported and endorsed in a race after pat toomey he voted for obama care. if you had not supported him, said no to arlen specter we would not have obama care. don't look at me, take a look in the mirror. supporting arlen specter, supporting arlen specter over pat toomey that was a torturous route. >> just about as torturous six years later blaming me for obama care. >> it wouldn't really be a republican debate if newt gingrich didn't take his customary shot at the media. >> since birth control is the latest hot topic which candidate believes in birth control and if not, why? >> as you can see, it's a -- it's a very popular question you have. >> it's a very popular question in the audience as we can see. we're not going to spend a ton of time on this. >> may i make a point? >> sure. >> these guys are going to give you feedback here. >> i see that. >> i think they're making it clear. >> look, i w
the reason we have obama care, the reason we have obama care, is because the senator you supported over pat toomey in pennsylvania, arlen specter, the pro choice senator of pennsylvania that you supported and endorsed in a race after pat toomey he voted for obama care. if you had not supported him, said no to arlen specter we would not have obama care. don't look at me, take a look in the mirror. supporting arlen specter, supporting arlen specter over pat toomey that was a torturous route....
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and this is what the obama care is about. if you have 50 employees, you're required to pay for their health care coverage or pay a penalty. papa john's can pay the penalty. but he's making a political point. because he doesn't have to make this decision for another year. the law takes place in 2014. if he's trying to do it right after the election as a try of making a point. >> president obama is meeting with business leaders on wednesday. do you think this is going to come up? this pushback against obama care? >> sure. we got a hint of how this is playing out when john boehner told abc that it's now the law of the land. for some reason, republicans are still invested in repealing obama care. the problem they are going to confront is that this thing is going forward with or without them. in 2014, new regulations will take place including the banning of discrimination for preexisting conditions. also exchanges in the states will take place whether or not the states say yes or no. the government will step in. so they can either
and this is what the obama care is about. if you have 50 employees, you're required to pay for their health care coverage or pay a penalty. papa john's can pay the penalty. but he's making a political point. because he doesn't have to make this decision for another year. the law takes place in 2014. if he's trying to do it right after the election as a try of making a point. >> president obama is meeting with business leaders on wednesday. do you think this is going to come up? this...
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. >> well, plenty of republican candidates say they will swoop into washington and rip laws like obama care apart to shreds, and now listen to this republican candidate down there in arizona. >> washington does not get us. we want our borders protected. if they won't do it, we will. we want government out of our lives and out of our pocketbook. government-run health care, we don't want it. we don't need it. we can't afford it. this is what i'd do to that law. pull! i'm ron gould and i approve this message, because washington needs a straight shooter. pull. >> well, nevada's sharron angle of course would call that a second amendment remedy. that is "hardball" for now and coming up next is "your business with j.j. ramberg." to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link people and fortune 500 companies nationwide and around the world. and we will continue to free you to do more and focus on what matters. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food.
. >> well, plenty of republican candidates say they will swoop into washington and rip laws like obama care apart to shreds, and now listen to this republican candidate down there in arizona. >> washington does not get us. we want our borders protected. if they won't do it, we will. we want government out of our lives and out of our pocketbook. government-run health care, we don't want it. we don't need it. we can't afford it. this is what i'd do to that law. pull! i'm ron gould and...
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that's not the right thing to do to pay for obama care. also got to point out he's in favor of a tax plan that will kill 700,000 jobs. so he had the chance to answer those questions or not answer them as the case may be, but then -- i think even more important was the chance to talk about where we're going in the future and what he would do and i'd do and what he described was n my view, a reiteration of the status quo. he's going to keep doing the things he's done in the past, have a stimulus if he can, hire more government workers if he can, he's going to pick winners and losers like solyndra, tesla. a friend of mine said he doesn't like picking winners and losers, he likes picking losers. and so -- and, of course, he's in favor of higher taxes. yesterday the vice president blurted out the truth. he said, in fact, they do want to raise taxes a trillion dollars. i don't want to raise taxes on any americans because i want to create good jobs in america. now i take america in a very different direction. first of all, i want to make sure tha
that's not the right thing to do to pay for obama care. also got to point out he's in favor of a tax plan that will kill 700,000 jobs. so he had the chance to answer those questions or not answer them as the case may be, but then -- i think even more important was the chance to talk about where we're going in the future and what he would do and i'd do and what he described was n my view, a reiteration of the status quo. he's going to keep doing the things he's done in the past, have a stimulus...
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obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be spending the time next year trying to repeal obama care? >> there may be parts of it that we believe need e to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> okay. obama care is the law of the land. maybe parts of it could be changed. it seems very conciliatory. but almost immediately, the speaker sent out a tweet saying that the goal is and will remain full repeal. and there it is. obama care is the law of the land but it's threatening jobs. our goal will remain full repeal. is the speaker talking out of both sides of his mouth. he's either lying to diane sawyer or to everybody on twit per. >> the goal is full repeal. at the end of the day, given the fact the president has been reelected, that will be a difficult task to achieve. but there are specifics in obama care that will be difficult to implement and he plans to flush those out. but overall in the next few days and weeks to come through the beginning of the year, we're going to look at not just tax hikes, but spending cuts. i'm sure that's what boehner will focus on
obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be spending the time next year trying to repeal obama care? >> there may be parts of it that we believe need e to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> okay. obama care is the law of the land. maybe parts of it could be changed. it seems very conciliatory. but almost immediately, the speaker sent out a tweet saying that the goal is and will remain full repeal. and there it is. obama care is the law of the...
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barack obama and congressman joe donnelly are already putting obama care 2.0 together and they're going to try to pass it once again. we cannot let that happen. >> turns out the murdoch campaign is covering all its bases, and preproduced videos for any decision the supreme court delivers. the campaign spokesman no doubt a former boy scout, invoked the scout's famous mantra, be prepared. yesterday, we told you about a bloomberg news report that the romney campaign asked florida governor rick scott to stop bragging about his state's strong economic rebound. very inconvenient for the argument that he has ruined everything. romney and scott aides both pushed back on the story, but not before team obama released a mock letter quote from the desk of mitt romney and it reads, rick, i see you've been touting florida's improving economy. please stop. your facts are undermining my contention that barack obama is stifling the recovery, which is my whole platform. mitt romney's challenge extends beyond florida to states like virginia and ohio where republican governors are presiding over improving
barack obama and congressman joe donnelly are already putting obama care 2.0 together and they're going to try to pass it once again. we cannot let that happen. >> turns out the murdoch campaign is covering all its bases, and preproduced videos for any decision the supreme court delivers. the campaign spokesman no doubt a former boy scout, invoked the scout's famous mantra, be prepared. yesterday, we told you about a bloomberg news report that the romney campaign asked florida governor...
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when you rant about what you call obama care, right? you can be the party that rants about a phantom takeover of health care or be the party that is really trying to take over women's health care. you can be one of those things or you can be the other. you cannot be both of those things. joining us now is a democratic legislator fighting back anti-abortion rules by way of legislative satire. yasmin neal, thank you so much for joining us tonight. i appreciate you being here. >> thank you for having me. >> let me ask you if you would explain both what your vasectomy bill would do and why you decided to proposal it. >> men cannot get vasectomies unless they are trying to avert a death or serious bodily injury and it originated due to the fact that when we started the abortion debate i noticed that the number one thing that was missing in the conversation was women. how women feel and what we want to do with our bodies. granted we don't want to act like there's no sympathy for a fetus but what a fetus is and when life starts is at the discr
when you rant about what you call obama care, right? you can be the party that rants about a phantom takeover of health care or be the party that is really trying to take over women's health care. you can be one of those things or you can be the other. you cannot be both of those things. joining us now is a democratic legislator fighting back anti-abortion rules by way of legislative satire. yasmin neal, thank you so much for joining us tonight. i appreciate you being here. >> thank you...
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if we want to get rid of obama care, we will have to replace president obama. >> this is rhetoric we heard before, but it's a centerpiece instead of a punch line. republicans rallied around the tax message and you can see it congealing and casting theç legislation as a tax increase. >> the president of the united states himself promised up and down that this bill was not a tax. the supreme court has spoken. this law is a tax. >> the government could decide that we will tax you if you don't eat brock low on tuesday. apparently that's not constitutional, but i don't think it's a wise law. the american people will get an opportunity to make their decision on election day. >> that's right. broccoli came back. instead of casting the mandate as a tax, romney tried to turn the conversation back to the economy and jobs. >> obama care is a job killer. if we want good jobs and a bright future for ourselves and our kids, we must replace obama care. >> the romney campaign touted a fund-raiser. andrea saul has been tweeting with $3.2 million yesterday, they are up to over 4 million this morning
if we want to get rid of obama care, we will have to replace president obama. >> this is rhetoric we heard before, but it's a centerpiece instead of a punch line. republicans rallied around the tax message and you can see it congealing and casting theç legislation as a tax increase. >> the president of the united states himself promised up and down that this bill was not a tax. the supreme court has spoken. this law is a tax. >> the government could decide that we will tax...
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repealing, as they say, obama care. it's just a sh vote. a show vote on votes and votes that they have had so many different times to repeal the law. this is what my friend, the republican leader said just an hour or two ago. quote, the court's ruling doesn't mark the end of the debate. it marks a fresh start on the road to repeal.ç that's not what middle class americans want to hear. we should be working to improve the economy, not wasting time on partisan, strictly political issues. in the coming weeks, we're going to take up legislation to cut taxes for employees, employers and these we want to make sure that these employers who decide to buy a new piece of equipment will be able to depreciate it this year, now. we want to make sure that when they hire new people, they'll be able to get a 10 percent tax credit for that. and wee going to consider a bill to give incentives for corporations that start up facilities here at home and we're going to do everything we can legislatively to stop corporations from shipping jobs overseas. my repub
repealing, as they say, obama care. it's just a sh vote. a show vote on votes and votes that they have had so many different times to repeal the law. this is what my friend, the republican leader said just an hour or two ago. quote, the court's ruling doesn't mark the end of the debate. it marks a fresh start on the road to repeal.ç that's not what middle class americans want to hear. we should be working to improve the economy, not wasting time on partisan, strictly political issues. in the...
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. >> well, plenty of republican candidates say they will swoop into washington and rip laws like obama care apart to shreds, and now listen to this republican candidate down there in arizona. >> washington does not get us. we want our borders protected. if they won't do it, we will. we want government out of our lives and out of our pocketbook. government-run health care, we don't want it. we don't need it. we can't afford it. this is what i'd do to that law. pull! i'm ron gould and i approve this message, because washington needs a straight shooter. pull. >> well, nevada's sharron angle of course would call that a second amendment remedy. that is "hardball" for now and coming up next is "your business with j.j. ramberg." that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. free-credit-score-dot-com'sur boargonna direct you ♪ts ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tape ♪ ♪ so hit free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ find out what cr
. >> well, plenty of republican candidates say they will swoop into washington and rip laws like obama care apart to shreds, and now listen to this republican candidate down there in arizona. >> washington does not get us. we want our borders protected. if they won't do it, we will. we want government out of our lives and out of our pocketbook. government-run health care, we don't want it. we don't need it. we can't afford it. this is what i'd do to that law. pull! i'm ron gould and...
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obama care specifically. and this is where he was booed. take a listen. >> yes. >> we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. and so -- and so to do that, i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ audience booing ] you know, there was a survey -- there was a survey of the chamber of commerce. >> now congressman, you heard the booing and let's get local for a second. you are very aware of the dynamics there when it comes to health care. 26% to 133% of the poverty line. they will be the victims if the aca, the affordable care act is not implemented. many of them will be african-american. so this audience, this local audience is listening to that statement about the elimination of obama care and they may not like that at all. >> well, here again, i don't know who is advising governor romney from the african-american perspective, but i would give him an f-minus on talking about obama care. in terms of repe
obama care specifically. and this is where he was booed. take a listen. >> yes. >> we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. and so -- and so to do that, i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ audience booing ] you know, there was a survey -- there was a survey of the chamber of commerce. >> now congressman, you heard the booing and...
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obama care was bad policy yesterday. it's bad policy today. obama care was bad law yesterday. it's bad law today. if we want good jobs and a bright economic future for ourselves and our kids, we must replace obama care. that is my mission. that is our work and i'm asking the people of america to join me. >> that was rather like talking with a staff written script, but it might work. mitt romney has strongly backed health care however, mandates, even. of course the president's plan was modeled on romney's own plan in massachusetts. today, video was found of romney defending mandates in order to bring health care costs down. this is from 2006. not a million years ago. let's watch. >> regards to the mandate, the individual responsibility program, which i proposed, i was very pleased to see that the compromise from the two houses includes the personal responsibity. that is essential for bringing health care costs down for everyone and getting everybody ç the health insurance they deserve and need. >> you know, the whole of presidents down there, just sort of feed in the script, t
obama care was bad policy yesterday. it's bad policy today. obama care was bad law yesterday. it's bad law today. if we want good jobs and a bright economic future for ourselves and our kids, we must replace obama care. that is my mission. that is our work and i'm asking the people of america to join me. >> that was rather like talking with a staff written script, but it might work. mitt romney has strongly backed health care however, mandates, even. of course the president's plan was...
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of course that is president obama speaking today off the supreme court upheld his health care law. what a day it's been for the president. we've talked a lot today about the politics by the decision of the supreme court. the 5-4 approving it. how's it going to affect real people? zeke emanuel worked on adviser to president obama and is an msnbc contributor. he chairs the medical ethics at the university of pennsylvania. teresa brown is author of "critical care: a new nurse faces death, life, and everything in between." she's also a blogger for "the new yo time." teresa i want to get to you ç about a leukemia patient. break it down what that meant to you and a patient like that, the ruling today. >> the issue why we needed the affordable care act was brought home to me one afternoon when i was taking care of a new leukemia patient that started to talk to me about death panels. i told him there was no such thing as death panels. he satd really? because i hoped there were. and he didn't have health insurance. and he was convinced that the care he would need really, because i hoped t
of course that is president obama speaking today off the supreme court upheld his health care law. what a day it's been for the president. we've talked a lot today about the politics by the decision of the supreme court. the 5-4 approving it. how's it going to affect real people? zeke emanuel worked on adviser to president obama and is an msnbc contributor. he chairs the medical ethics at the university of pennsylvania. teresa brown is author of "critical care: a new nurse faces death,...
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because of obama care. and that's just one part of obama care. that's just the expansion of medicaid coverage. there is tens of millions more women will be covered because of the subsidies that are provided under obama care. and really tens of millions of women have told pollsters that would have health insurance only if they could afford it. it's an important legislation for women and it in fact will expand women's access to health care. every woman covered by insurance now has preventive care. it's really important for women. >> dana milbank, terry o'neill thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, the former chairman of florida gop has made some shocking claims about the effort to suppress the black vote in that state. i'll talk to him live. >>> and up next, here's a kicker. a boxing kangaroo and a whole lot more coming up on your summer break. [ male announcer ] we did a febreze experiment with the azerbaijani wrestling team. ♪ can febreze air effects defeat the smelly air in their g
because of obama care. and that's just one part of obama care. that's just the expansion of medicaid coverage. there is tens of millions more women will be covered because of the subsidies that are provided under obama care. and really tens of millions of women have told pollsters that would have health insurance only if they could afford it. it's an important legislation for women and it in fact will expand women's access to health care. every woman covered by insurance now has preventive...
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but also mentioning obama care some 1 thy1 times in that speec. was&t. surprising she didn't say anything about the presidential run until ten minutes and talked mainly about obama care? i was striking my paper every time she mentioned it, 11 times. >> what she did on the stump in iowa. she was relentless on president obama, his agenda and the health care bill passed which most of country wants. most of the country wants universal health care. you can make the case that michele bachmann is disconnected from what the majority of americans want in this country. there are a lot of good things in that health care bill and i'm sure that the democrats are able to debate it easily. but this is her benchmark issue and it has been all along. she said today that this is the reason why she decided to run for president, because that law was passed. well the fight's on. and it's going to be played out in front of the american people. she didn't take any questions. maybe she'll take questions in a moment. she's doing all of the right things, thanking her family, her s
but also mentioning obama care some 1 thy1 times in that speec. was&t. surprising she didn't say anything about the presidential run until ten minutes and talked mainly about obama care? i was striking my paper every time she mentioned it, 11 times. >> what she did on the stump in iowa. she was relentless on president obama, his agenda and the health care bill passed which most of country wants. most of the country wants universal health care. you can make the case that michele...
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the obama plan, the one that's law, obama care actually in the last two years has saved more than $1.4 billion in medicare fraud. and prosecutions on medicare fraud are up 75% since obama care became law. that's where that $716 billion in savings has gone pop to make sure we crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse. we saved almost $10 billion in medicare fraud payments because of obama care in the last three years. >> but paul ryan says today that he wants the conversation. he wants to have it. listen. >> president was talking about medicare yesterday. i'm excited about this. this is a debate we want to have. this is a debate we need to have. and this is a debate we're going to win. >> it's a debate he wants to have. you're the chairman of the democratic committee, what do you say? >> okay. we're going to have it. i welcome paul ryan to come to my home state of florida here and talk to our seniors about his plan. and i sit on the budget committee, reverend al. i've had a front row seat to paul ryan's plans to end medicare as we know it, to increase the premiums for seniors when you turn
the obama plan, the one that's law, obama care actually in the last two years has saved more than $1.4 billion in medicare fraud. and prosecutions on medicare fraud are up 75% since obama care became law. that's where that $716 billion in savings has gone pop to make sure we crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse. we saved almost $10 billion in medicare fraud payments because of obama care in the last three years. >> but paul ryan says today that he wants the conversation. he wants to have...
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they're also going to repeal obama care which puts a whole lot more into the medicare program. that will be gone. ryan also decimates the medicaid program which benefits anybody in a nursing home and all these other things. and on the other hand, romney says i'm embracing the ryan plan but i want to spend another $5 trillion on defense over the next ten years. where's that going to come out of? presumably some have to come out of entitlements like social security and medicare. it doesn't add up if you're going to exempt any over 55? >> then you have tolah hill saying it jeopardizes the house. there are a lot of races that are close to the line we're not going to win now. it could put the senate out of reach. in the house it puts a bunch of races in play that would have otherwise been safe. it remains to be scene how much damage this causes, but my first blush is this is not good. erin, some of the republicans at least are saying they are concerned. you say maybe not terrified, let's say they are concerned. maybe very concerned. >> there's no question that there is a lot of conc
they're also going to repeal obama care which puts a whole lot more into the medicare program. that will be gone. ryan also decimates the medicaid program which benefits anybody in a nursing home and all these other things. and on the other hand, romney says i'm embracing the ryan plan but i want to spend another $5 trillion on defense over the next ten years. where's that going to come out of? presumably some have to come out of entitlements like social security and medicare. it doesn't add up...
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when obama care offered pooev t preventative services including contraception, paul ryan was not in favor of requiring all employers to provide contraception to their employees. and that paul ryan is saying that he doesn't think women are going to fall for these side issues. or that women are going to take the bait to all the distractions that barack obama is trying to throw their way. i think referring to these very issues that somehow rape is really a side issue, that access to contraception and even abortion is now a side issue. >> now, crystal, do you think that they thought this wouldn't come up during the election? i mean, they act surprised this has come up. >> i think they've been crossing their fingers hoping to not have to talk about it, and that's the thing here. for a while now the right has been pretty successful about couching their position on abortion on a woman's right it to make her own decisions about her own body in in fluffy language about life. now there's a real face. now in this week we met rape victims and seen their faces and heard their stories, and that takes t
when obama care offered pooev t preventative services including contraception, paul ryan was not in favor of requiring all employers to provide contraception to their employees. and that paul ryan is saying that he doesn't think women are going to fall for these side issues. or that women are going to take the bait to all the distractions that barack obama is trying to throw their way. i think referring to these very issues that somehow rape is really a side issue, that access to contraception...
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institute free market reforms and replace obama care. that's the main message we are hearing out of the romney camp. we need to have competition in health care and take the government out of the way between the patient and their doctor and let people make their own choices and shop across state lines. that's the message we hear out of the campaign, day in and day out. >> we heard from everybody over the weekend and super peeker boehner about the fact that this was a tax. take a listen. >> this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american pple do not want to go down this path. >> as we hear the republican leadership saying they have a problem with the affordable health care act, what is the right going to do now that the romney campaign and mitt romney himself are at odds over how they want to move forward with this message and do not feel that this is a tax. they think it's a penalty like what was instituted in massachusetts. >> i think what they are going to do is t
institute free market reforms and replace obama care. that's the main message we are hearing out of the romney camp. we need to have competition in health care and take the government out of the way between the patient and their doctor and let people make their own choices and shop across state lines. that's the message we hear out of the campaign, day in and day out. >> we heard from everybody over the weekend and super peeker boehner about the fact that this was a tax. take a listen....
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care, duh. he's sucked into a tube to a factory in china but he's happy that he still has a steady job. >>> that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,579 after losing 17 points friday. the s&p 500 was down a fraction, but the nasdaq gained four. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei fell 40 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng also dropped 40. >>> stocks could struggle to maintain nearly five-year highs this week as worries mount about third quarter earnings. after warnings from several bell weather stocks last week, investors will be keeping a close eye on corporate reports for the likes of nike and walgreens. also on tap, fresh data on personal income and spending, new home sales and the final read on gdp. overseas this morning, foxcomm, a company that makes iphone, has suspended production at a chinese factory after a fight broke out involving as mean as 2,000 employ
care, duh. he's sucked into a tube to a factory in china but he's happy that he still has a steady job. >>> that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,579 after losing 17 points friday. the s&p 500 was down a fraction, but the nasdaq gained four. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei fell 40 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng also dropped 40....
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obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be spending the time next year trying to repeal obama care. >> there may be parts of it that we believe need to be changed. e we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> joining me now is jonathan alter. good to see you. we both survived. republican party has run against obama care at every level ever since it was passed. what happens now? >> elections have consequences. and history renders verdicts. and history has rendered a verdict. obama care is the law of the land. it will be amended around the edges the say way social security was enacted in 1935 or medicare in 1965. >> but are you talking about the kind of amendments that are going to set up a fight? >> no. the fight is is over. this is settled. so john boehner can try to fix things that don't work that maybe the republicans will bring to the attention of the administration but the fear that a lot of people had, and i had my own fear, where if you have somebody with a preexisting condition they will be unins
obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be spending the time next year trying to repeal obama care. >> there may be parts of it that we believe need to be changed. e we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> joining me now is jonathan alter. good to see you. we both survived. republican party has run against obama care at every level ever since it was passed. what happens now? >> elections have consequences. and history renders verdicts. and history has...
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he said he didn't understand that obama care was hurting small business. the president needs to get in touch with what's happening in the private sector, what's happening with middle income families, and the damage that's being done by the specter of obama care and the taxes that it already charges to businesses in the health care center. the president doesn't understand how his policies have made things so hard for the american people it's finally time to have a president who is in touch with what's happening in america and i am, and i'll bring back america's strength. >> that is the fifth day romney attacked the president for saying the private sector is doing fine. president obama continues to hit romney as i agreedy corporate titan who, along with republicans got the economy into trouble in the first place. >> it's like somebody goes to a restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff, and then just as you're sitting down, they leave. and accuse you of running up the tab. >> i'm joined by salon.com senior writer and msnbc contributor st
he said he didn't understand that obama care was hurting small business. the president needs to get in touch with what's happening in the private sector, what's happening with middle income families, and the damage that's being done by the specter of obama care and the taxes that it already charges to businesses in the health care center. the president doesn't understand how his policies have made things so hard for the american people it's finally time to have a president who is in touch with...
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. >> well, of course, i'm going to repeal obama care. i've said that on the campaign trail, i think, every single day. obama care must be repealed. in its entirety. >> in its entirety. so, how does this indecisiveness play into the grop panic we're seeing? >> it should be panicked about much more than mitt romney. they should be panicked about their entire processes. it's something that happened four years ago. in order to win the gop primary, have you to attack so far to the right on every issue, whether it's on immigration, whether it's on health care, whether it is on taxes and the economy. then you are virtually unelectable when you come into the general election. that's what we'reeeing happen with mitt romney. yes, he talked every day about repealing obama care because he needed to do that in order to win the republican primary. it's not necessarily a popular position in a general elector rat that has pieces of obama care they very much like and that they're very much attached to. this is a problem that, yes, is specific in some way
. >> well, of course, i'm going to repeal obama care. i've said that on the campaign trail, i think, every single day. obama care must be repealed. in its entirety. >> in its entirety. so, how does this indecisiveness play into the grop panic we're seeing? >> it should be panicked about much more than mitt romney. they should be panicked about their entire processes. it's something that happened four years ago. in order to win the gop primary, have you to attack so far to the...
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actually, obama care did a lot for seniors. particularly closing what's called the doughnut hole, which is a quirk in the old law, pre-obama care law that required seniors to out of pocket pay hundreds of dollars a year for prescription drugs. also under the previous law, had to pay for screening and preventive care that would save them a lot of money. if obama care is repealed, just to finish this, because the details are extremely important and they're not well understood. if obama care is repealed, the doughnut hole will open again, seniors will have to pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket for prescription drugs, they will no longer be covered for these preventive care procedures, and it will, as those economists and health care experts said in the "new york times," it will cost seniors. what you have is one party that is saying things that are untrue about the president, putting millions of dollars from super pacs in the romney campaign behind it. and we'll see if seniors can be fooled in this election. >> and there's 51%
actually, obama care did a lot for seniors. particularly closing what's called the doughnut hole, which is a quirk in the old law, pre-obama care law that required seniors to out of pocket pay hundreds of dollars a year for prescription drugs. also under the previous law, had to pay for screening and preventive care that would save them a lot of money. if obama care is repealed, just to finish this, because the details are extremely important and they're not well understood. if obama care is...
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on wednesday the house will try to overturn obama care. still it promises to keep the heat up in a town that's already seen too much of it. the president's tax cut proposal is designed to make anyone who stands against it look like they're standing against the middle class. >> brian mooar in washington. thank you. >>> for thousands of americans whose morning routine is sitting down at the computer and logging into the internet, you could be in for a rude awakening thanks to a rogue computer virus. francisco has details. >> reporter: logging on to the internet monday morning may be a problem for tens of thousands of computer users in the u.s. it all degan months ago when six acetonians were charged with corrupting four million computers world wide with malware forcing the computers to direct the user to sites they may not have intended. the scam hers made as much as $14 million off ads they sold on the destination sites. >> they found a way to tap into the one of the most lucrative sources of money on the internet and that's online advertis
on wednesday the house will try to overturn obama care. still it promises to keep the heat up in a town that's already seen too much of it. the president's tax cut proposal is designed to make anyone who stands against it look like they're standing against the middle class. >> brian mooar in washington. thank you. >>> for thousands of americans whose morning routine is sitting down at the computer and logging into the internet, you could be in for a rude awakening thanks to a...
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they can get less health care under obama care than they did before obama care was enacted? >> they probably will. it will definitely cost more, for everyone, and it will be inefficient and it won't be as patient-focused. >> i have to ask you tonight, senator, are you speaking from experience with that plan you have in the congress? i doubt it. if the supreme court strikes down the affordable care act, health care will be in the lap of the republicans. yes, they will own it and we'll have no progress. they have no plans for the uninsured in this country. they don't care about people who can't afford it. it's shameful, but mitt romney seems almost proud of his position. here's what he told conservative radio talker, the low-rated hugh hewitt, the other day. >> the president's campaign manager said that you are the godfather of obama care. if that's who you are, can you make the democrats an offer they can't refuse to repeal it? >> that's a great idea. if i'm the godfather of this thing, that gives me the right to kill it. and if i'm the president, i will get rid of obama care
they can get less health care under obama care than they did before obama care was enacted? >> they probably will. it will definitely cost more, for everyone, and it will be inefficient and it won't be as patient-focused. >> i have to ask you tonight, senator, are you speaking from experience with that plan you have in the congress? i doubt it. if the supreme court strikes down the affordable care act, health care will be in the lap of the republicans. yes, they will own it and...
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. >> he wants to take all the ideas from the first term, you know, the stimulus, the borrowing, obama care, all the rest, and then go back and do it all over again. >> you may be frustrated sometimes at the pace of change, but you know what i believe. >> we're four days away from a fresh start, four days away from the first day of a new beginning. >> you know that i'll fight for you and your family every single day as hard as i know how. you know that. >> we've got joy. >> i was going to answer that. >> joy reid. thank you both for joining us. everybody knows the stakes are enormous. it's how people reacts over the weekend. that's signals aren't just where they're at, they're being radiated on the nightly news, this program, everywhere. aren't you impressed by romney who is often very stiff and overdressed, never unbuttons his tie, more dressed up than ever. obama wearing the grandfather cardigan or whatever he's got on. i love that kind of sweater, my wife hates it. >> fdr. >> romney looks like he's going to a board meeting, and he doesn't exactly sound like a guy giving a rousing ra
. >> he wants to take all the ideas from the first term, you know, the stimulus, the borrowing, obama care, all the rest, and then go back and do it all over again. >> you may be frustrated sometimes at the pace of change, but you know what i believe. >> we're four days away from a fresh start, four days away from the first day of a new beginning. >> you know that i'll fight for you and your family every single day as hard as i know how. you know that. >> we've got...
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, but florida state where repealing obama care is actually on the ballot. you have bill nelson touting his support of obama-care and winning, so the lesson for democrats needs to be a lot of these policies, they can't run away from, they need to lean into them. >> and if they lean into, they will get the voters lining up. >> how many years have we heard republicans say, if we run promising to cut taxes, and democrats promise to raise taxes? we're going to win. this election turns it on its head. just in terms of electoral politics and strategy, democrats can say we should -- in fact, we've got majority support for it. that changes politics in this country. that changes how election -- it's not a promise to raise taxes. it's taxes an an investment, tax toss deal with big issues like the deficit in a fairway, but you know, that just -- the conventional wisdom for the last 30 years, at least since reagan is that democrats cannot do this thing. >> now, when you look at the republicans and they have a tough time viewing this as a man dade, at least t. the republ
, but florida state where repealing obama care is actually on the ballot. you have bill nelson touting his support of obama-care and winning, so the lesson for democrats needs to be a lot of these policies, they can't run away from, they need to lean into them. >> and if they lean into, they will get the voters lining up. >> how many years have we heard republicans say, if we run promising to cut taxes, and democrats promise to raise taxes? we're going to win. this election turns it...
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. >> i will act to repeal obama care. >> there's only one way to truly fix obama care. only one way. and that's a full repeal. >> i've scheduled a vote for total repeal of the obama care bill to occur on wednesday, july 11th. >> today's ruling underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law. >> can they do it, congressman mcdermott? do they have the votes to repeal this law? >> well, they have the laws to get it out of the house, al. but it'll never get out of the senate. these guys can't accept they've lost the ball game. they spent all their efforts on undermining the president's effort with health care. and they were hanging their hat that they were going to win the election in 2012 by doing in the president's plan. and the court led by john roberts, i mean, there's an irony here of a right wing judge coming out and putting his blessing on obama's plan. that was the -- that was icing on the cake. they're like a team that lost a game and go into the dugout and kicking the bat rack and throwing the water cooler around. they're simply going to try -- in fact, they
. >> i will act to repeal obama care. >> there's only one way to truly fix obama care. only one way. and that's a full repeal. >> i've scheduled a vote for total repeal of the obama care bill to occur on wednesday, july 11th. >> today's ruling underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law. >> can they do it, congressman mcdermott? do they have the votes to repeal this law? >> well, they have the laws to get it out of the house, al. but it'll never get...
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which was the crux of our argument against obama care in the first place. this situation is a little bit worse than schiavo. at least you had some woman who understood and probably would be with the party's position in terms of wanting to have the family make this choice or that choice. but here, this is much more personal to every woman. and so now you have the party or at least certain voices out there that have moved this off of the conversation that it was, i think, rightly on, on the role of church and state. the freedom of church and religion. now you're talking about the type of course, resource they have. now you need to get off this conversation, move off this message right now. >> have you got anything hard on this -- any data you can find on this, polling? >> i've seen some early polling from inside a number of campaigns that is not pretty. >> they're moving away from our leading candidates, santorum and romney, around this issue. and they have to figure out a way to stop the bleeding and retrack the conversation about the economy and other thing
which was the crux of our argument against obama care in the first place. this situation is a little bit worse than schiavo. at least you had some woman who understood and probably would be with the party's position in terms of wanting to have the family make this choice or that choice. but here, this is much more personal to every woman. and so now you have the party or at least certain voices out there that have moved this off of the conversation that it was, i think, rightly on, on the role...
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one woman's struggle for health care touched president obamaç years ago. he often talked about her fight. >> natoma canfield, self-employed cancer survivor from ohio. she wrote us a letter. last year here insurance company charged her over $6,000 in premiums, paid about $900 worth of care. now they've decided to jack up her rates 40% next year. right now she's lying in a hospital bed paying for such an illness after she had to give up her health insurance. she's praying that somehow she can afford to get well. >> yesterday president obama shared nata's story again. >> natoma is well today. and because of this law, there are other americans, other sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers who will not have to hang their fortunes on chance. these are the americans for whom we passed this law. >> if you fight the noise, the washington echo chamber, this is what the law is actually about. people like natoma canfield. joining me now is natoma canfield. a cancer survivor president obama talked about. natoma, thanks for being here first of all
one woman's struggle for health care touched president obamaç years ago. he often talked about her fight. >> natoma canfield, self-employed cancer survivor from ohio. she wrote us a letter. last year here insurance company charged her over $6,000 in premiums, paid about $900 worth of care. now they've decided to jack up her rates 40% next year. right now she's lying in a hospital bed paying for such an illness after she had to give up her health insurance. she's praying that somehow she...
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, and continuing the charade that obama care and romney care are essentially the same thing. >>> we know you can't wait for it. "mad men" begins sunday night, and we will bring you some of the real mad men who brought presidential politics in 19f 64. we begin with the trayvon martin shooting. we are joined by two political analysts. let's listen to the president. here is what we know and by the way start with the facts as we know them and please correct me, because we will argue some of the facts as we know them. the official police reports regarding the shooting of trayvon martin. sanford police, simmerman observed the wet back covered in grass, a bloody nose and blood on back of head. sanford city manager says zimmerman claims in police statement that he was returning to his truck to meet police when trayvon was attacked, but then a 16-year-old girl on the phone with tray von said that she was being approached by a strange man and asked him what he was doing as he approached her. so we have sketchy evidence as to what happened. the president said he wants to find out what happened and
, and continuing the charade that obama care and romney care are essentially the same thing. >>> we know you can't wait for it. "mad men" begins sunday night, and we will bring you some of the real mad men who brought presidential politics in 19f 64. we begin with the trayvon martin shooting. we are joined by two political analysts. let's listen to the president. here is what we know and by the way start with the facts as we know them and please correct me, because we will...
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the nonpartisan aarp says obama care cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. and strengthens guaranteed benefits. and the ryan plan? aarp says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors. and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retiree's costs more than $6,000. get the facts. >> and the ad came days after days of attacks from romney and ryan that president obama has robbed medicare of hundreds of billions of dollars. here was romney yesterday illustrating that point. >> i want to bring as much clarity as possible, so i prepared a small chart here. my plan presents no change. the plan stays the same. no adjustments, no changes, no savings. the president's plan cuts medicare -- excuse me. well, let's see. i got to erase -- there we go. by $716 billion. cut. >> nia-malika, it's an awfully complicated issue. who wins or who's winning thus far? >> well, i actually think the republicans are winning this fight. which in some ways, let's face it, these ads they put out, a lot of the political ads are propaganda. i think in thi
the nonpartisan aarp says obama care cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. and strengthens guaranteed benefits. and the ryan plan? aarp says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors. and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retiree's costs more than $6,000. get the facts. >> and the ad came days after days of attacks from romney and ryan that president obama has robbed medicare of hundreds of billions of dollars. here was romney...